Rescued Dog

In the spring of 2014, we adopted Hairy Barry, a sweet, lovable Flat-Coated Retriever with some serious anxiety issues, most of which appeared when camping in our RV. Barry’s “not-so-good” behaviors include running away from our home/campsites, severe Separation Anxiety, obnoxiously barking at other dogs, and an over-active prey drive.

The Hairy Barry Chronicles didn’t start as a series. It was originally written as Continue Reading

This is the second article in the “Hairy Barry Chronicles,” a series about RV Camping with a newly adopted, absolutely adorable, extremely lovable, anxious dog.

Introducing Hairy “Houdini” Barry to a new household was stressful for our new furry friend. Add a handful of a quirky dog personality and blend with a family who likes to divide time between a house and a frequently moving RV. The result is the perfect recipe for dog anxiety, which was manifested in some “not-so-good” behaviors, including frequently running away from our house/campsites, severe Separation Anxiety, an over-active prey drive, and obnoxious barking at other dogs.

As we approach our second camping season with Barry, I am hopeful that RVing will be more relaxed and enjoyable this time around. We’ve been educating ourselves and taking steps that we hope will help Hairy Barry to settle in and settle down. We wanted to share the things that we’ve learned along the way in hopes that it can help our fellow RVers with dog anxiety issues. Continue Reading

This is the first article in the “Hairy Barry Chronicles,” a series about RV Camping with a newly adopted, absolutely adorable, extremely lovable, anxious dog.

Hairy “Houdini” Barry is the sweetest, most cuddliest dog I have ever met about 85% of the time. It’s the 15% that we struggle with and it occurs almost exclusively when we camp. Here are Barry’s trifecta of not-so-good behaviors that make camping/RVing with him a bit, errr… challenging.

He is a “Runner.”

He has Separation Anxiety.

He constantly barks at other dogs and wants to chase and pounce on all small furry things.

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Hi, my name is Chris, and I'm an RV junkie. During camping season, my downtime is spent hanging out by a lake, on an adventure, or planning our next excursion in Bessie the RV. I write about whatever I find inspiring at the moment, such as travel, RVing, shoes, my spider garden... you know, the basics. My happy family includes a dog (Tucker) and a cat (King Carlos). We'll CU On The Road!

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